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The African bee is known for its aggressiveness, increased tenfold by certain odours, like that of perspiration. The smoke from a torch of flaming dried grass drives the bees to take refuge in the back of the hive. The honeycombs are quickly put through the fire to kill the attackers.
©Eric Tourneret
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